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| Obama Warns National Security Leaks Cost Lives |
| 2013-05-17 |
[An Nahar] U.S. President Barack ObamaWhy can't I just eat my waffle?... warned Thursday that national security leaks to the news media could cost lives, defending his administration's pursuit of those who reveal classified information. But Obama said it was important to find a balance between security and press freedom, as he addressed the furor triggered by the Justice Department's secret seizure of the phone records of news hounds at the News Agency that Dare Not be Named. "Leaks related to national security can put people at risk," Obama told news hounds at the White House, as he met Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "They can put men and women in uniform that I've sent into the battlefield at risk. They can put some of our intelligence officers who are in various dangerous situations that are easily compromised at risk. "I make no apologies, and I don't think the American people would expect me, as commander in chief, not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed." But Obama added that "we also live in a democracy where a free press, free expression and the open flow of information helps hold me accountable, helps hold our government accountable and helps our democracy function." He said his administration is working on "finding a way to strike that balance appropriately." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Obama's incompetence also costs lives. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-05-17 13:09 |
| #8 Sounds like a threat to me. Can you imagine what would happen if Bush had even hinted at trying this? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-05-17 13:06 |
| #7 We were all so much younger... |
| Posted by: Fred 2013-05-17 10:58 |
| #6 A long time ago, times were different then, I remember there was a Seminole behind every tree during the 7th and 8th and 9th.... and nth innings. It difficult to explain, there were more pine trees, the beer was cheaper. It was a long time ago, things were different then. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-05-17 10:41 |
| #5 This group has more leaks than the 7th inning stretch. IIRC it was Biden who first dropped names when crowing about operation no brainer. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-05-17 10:09 |
| #4 Very difficult to watching him on teevee has now become impossible. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-17 03:06 |
| #3 As Hot Air says: Ahem. Didn’t Barack Obama warn American news agencies that all your phone records are belong to us if they published leaks about US intel and military efforts? Oh, wait — that apparently doesn’t apply to stories that make the White House look good … at least relatively speaking. Fire away, CNN: CNN: US updates plan for “capture or kill” mission in Libya over Benghazi attack |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-05-17 01:29 |
| #2 And the Big O continues to lie like a freaking rug. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2013-05-17 00:44 |
| #1 Now this jerk wants to hide behind National Security leaks after HE was biggest National Security leaker ever. As in Bin Laden raid expose that cost 16 brave Navy Seals their lives. |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2013-05-17 00:16 |